Category: Vatican News

Marking the release of “A Journey of Hope,” Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Christian Unity, grants an interview to Vatican News to reflect on the 60th anniversary of Nostra aetate. Read all  

Marking the release of “A Journey of Hope,” Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, grants an interview to Vatican News to reflect on the 60th anniversary of Nostra aetate. Read all  

Continuing his catechesis on “Gaudium et spes”, Pope Leo highlights how recognizing the interconnectedness of people challenges us to “evaluate today’s social and political projects based on the criteria of the dignity of the human person” with the goal of building a better world. Read all  

Addressing participants in the Conference, titled, ’21st Century: A New Age of Martyrs?’ organized by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints and the Dicastery’s Commission for New Martyrs – Witnesses of the Faith, Pope Leo XIV commends the witnesses as “stars shining in the darkness of selfishness and oppression” who “help the Church to … Continue reading “Pope Leo XIV: New martyrs reflect Christ’s light to the world”

In 1567, St Stanislaus Kostka left Vienna and crossed Germany on his way to Rome, hoping to enter the Society of Jesus against his father’s wishes. This year, young Polish pilgrims retraced the same 1,713-kilometer route to pray for vocations. At the tomb of St Stanislaus in the Church of Sant’Andrea al Quirinale in Rome, … Continue reading “A pilgrimage in the footsteps of St. Stanislaus Kostka reaches Rome”

The Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia and the Greek Catholic Metropolitan of Kuwait and Baghdad jointly led a pilgrimage to Mount Athos, which took place from September 6 to 9. The delegation received the blessing of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and was able to visit twelve of the twenty monasteries. Read all  

The funerals of the 27 victims of the fire that devastated a school on 10 September in the Cimpunda district of Bukavu, capital of South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have taken place. Read all  

A medieval treasure linking faith, history and craftsmanship is being brought back to life through a new facsimile edition. The first of five volumes of the Bible of Aquileia is presented to the Pontifical Academies of Sciences and of Social Sciences in the Vatican. Read all  

In his remarks at the 70th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, calls for the responsible use of nuclear technology, which is “inseparable from the commitments and responsibilities that accompany it.” Read all  

Pope Leo XIV’s book “Freedom Under Grace” hits bookshelves in English, bringing together his reflections on the legacy of St. Augustine that has shaped his spirituality. Read all  

Jordan’s Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II visits the Baptism Site of Jesus Christ (Bethany Beyond the Jordan) and emphasizes the need to carefully plan for the 2030 millennium celebrations, commemorating two thousand years since the baptism of Jesus Christ. Read all  

At a press conference held in the Sala San Pio X of the Vatican, Villanova University announces that Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J., was selected as the inaugural recipient of the Pope Leo XIV Sustainability Medal, and reveals new details about the upcoming 2026 Villanova University International Sustainability Conference. Read all  

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, celebrates Mass and opens the Second Preparatory Meeting for World Youth Day Seoul 2027. Read all  

Speaking to the staff of the Vatican Archives and Library, Pope Leo XIV highlights the importance of the mission of these two institutions in service of the Church and the world and notes that the Library is not simply a place full of books, but a place built by relationships, exchange, and sharing ideas. Read … Continue reading “Pope: A library is not just place of books but of relationships and exchange”

Given the increase in the Holy See’s bibliographic holdings and documentary production, the Pope expands the Vatican’s archive and library, and asks that a new building be constructed to meet their needs. Read all  

Pope Leo XIV repeals Pope Francis’ 2021 Motu Proprio “A Sustainable Future,” which reduced the salaries of Cardinals, Dicastery heads and secretaries, and clergy and religious in response to the Covid-19 emergency, leaving unchanged the effects produced while the law was in force, including the suspension of biennial seniority increases. Read all  

The first Asian Catholic Digital Missionary Assembly concludes in Manila after bringing together more than 100 communicators and content creators to strengthen collaboration and develop a shared vision for digital evangelisation. Read all  

Aid to the Church in Need holds an assembly in Rome and elects Austrian Msgr. Friedrich Bechina as the Pontifical Foundation’s new coordinator. Read all  

Pope Leo XIV celebrates his 71st birthday on September 14, 2026, following a year marked by appeals for peace, Apostolic Journeys, and concern for human dignity. Read all  

Pope Leo XIV prays for those who lost their lives in the 9/11 terror attacks and appeals for prayers for peace for our war-torn world. Read all  

In his Angelus message, Pope Leo XIV reflects on the power of forgiving others like Christ has forgiven us in order to counter hatred, division and violence, and promote peace and love. Read all  

Vatican Radio’s music programme Scrigno musicale will broadcast a 45-minute concert by the “Bella Musica” ensemble on Saturday, 12 September. Read all  

The UN says nearly 60 Palestinians have been displaced in the last weeks after Israeli authorities demolished homes and other structures in the southern West Bank. Read all  

Bishop Pavlo Honcharuk, of Kharkiv-Zaporizhia, one of the Ukrainian dioceses hardest hit by the conflict, meets with the Pope on September 11 at the Vatican and thanks him for his support, prayers and concern. Read all  

The World Catholic Association for Communication awards the SIGNIS Film Prize at the Venice Film Festival to a Japanese film about friendship and talent that shows how art can transform pain into hope. Read all